Tag: Romania attractions

Think Romania and in all probability dreary, mental images arise of a typical, communist nation – grey, grim and, quite simply, boring. But communism’s rigid control over Romania’s political, academic and cultural life is now a thing of the past. In the last decade, the country’s rich, ethnic culture has revived and flowered in the new spirit of freedom.
Great places to visit and things to see and do in Romania include:

There’s an indefinable something about Romania that enchants visitors. Despite the breathless pace of modernisation, the essence of Romania still lies in the old-world ethos of its countryside – unspoilt and thoroughly laid back. Stay in one of the traditional countryside Romania hotels or drive out of the city bustle and it feels like you’ve stepped back into another century, where horse-drawn carts lumber along decrepit rural roads. Green carpeted mountains, flocks of sheep and conical haystacks seem to materialise from the storybooks of your childhood.